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Statement attributable to Ms. Najat Rochdi, Senior Humanitarian Adviser to the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, on her visit to Syria and the Situation Across the Country

5 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Statement attributable to Ms. Najat Rochdi, Senior Humanitarian Adviser to the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, on her visit to Syria and the Situation Across the Country 07 November 2019 Press Release At Thursday’s Humanitarian Task Force meeting in Geneva, Ms. Najat Rochdi and the UN senior humanitarian leadership in Damascus, Amman and Gaziantep briefed members of the International Syria Support Group (ISSG) on the overall humanitarian situation in Syria and…

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONCLUDES THE FIRST READING OF ITS DRAFT GENERAL COMMENT ON THE RIGHT OF PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY

5 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONCLUDES THE FIRST READING OF ITS DRAFT GENERAL COMMENT ON THE RIGHT OF PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY 07 November 2019 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee today concluded the first reading of its draft General Comment No. 37 on article 21 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the right of peaceful assembly. The Committee discussed paragraph 101 concerning the responsibility of the State for any remotely controlled use…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

5 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 05 November 2019 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Telecommunication Union, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World…

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONTINUES THE FIRST READING OF ITS DRAFT GENERAL COMMENT ON THE RIGHT OF PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY

5 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONTINUES THE FIRST READING OF ITS DRAFT GENERAL COMMENT ON THE RIGHT OF PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY 04 November 2019 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee this afternoon continued the first reading of its draft General Comment No. 37 on article 21 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the right of peaceful assembly. The Committee adopted paragraphs from part six of the draft General Comment concerning duties and powers…

Code of Conduct for Members of the Constitutional Committee and Initial Procedural Practices of the Co-Chairs of the Constitutional Committee

5 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Code of Conduct for Members of the Constitutional Committee and Initial Procedural Practices of the Co-Chairs of the Constitutional Committee 01 November 2019 Statements and Speeches Arabic versionFurther to the Terms of Reference and Core Rules of Procedure (the Procedures’ paper) and in accordance with the Co-Chairs prerogatives to ensure the good functioning of the Constitutional Committee and in conformity with the spirit of the sense of compromise and…

Statement of United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen at the Conclusion of the First Working Session of the Syrian Constitutional Committee Large Body

5 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Statement of United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen at the Conclusion of the First Working Session of the Syrian Constitutional Committee Large Body 01 November 2019 Press Release Arabic version Pursuant to the “Terms of Reference and Core Rules of Procedure for a Syrian-owned, Syrian-led, credible, balanced and inclusive Constitutional Committee facilitated by the United Nations in Geneva” agreed between the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic and the…

Names of the members of the Small Body of the Constitutional Committee

5 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Names of the members of the Small Body of the Constitutional Committee 01 November 2019 Statements and Speeches Arabic versionOffice of the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen Names of the members of the Small Body of the Constitutional Committee15 Members nominated by the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic from among its 50 Ahmad Farouk Arnous Ahmad Kuzbari Ashwaq Abbas Amjad Issa Amal Yazji Jamal Kadri Jamila Al Shurbaji Dareen Sleman Riad…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

5 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 01 November 2019 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Organization for Migration, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human…

Press remarks by Mr. Geir O. Pedersen, United Nations Special Envoy for Syria

5 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Press remarks by Mr. Geir O. Pedersen, United Nations Special Envoy for Syria 01 November 2019 Press Conferences Good evening. I’m impressed to see all of you here so late. Thank you. We have just concluded a meeting of the Large Body. We had, as you all remember, a very good opening session on Wednesday. I think it was dignified, solemn and that we rose to the historic occasion. The last two days have also been very good. We, of course, all know that after eight and…

IN DIALOGUE WITH LITHUANIA, COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CALLS FOR THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ISTANBUL CONVENTION AND IMPROVEMENTS TO GENDER EQUALITY LEGISLATION

5 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home IN DIALOGUE WITH LITHUANIA, COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CALLS FOR THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ISTANBUL CONVENTION AND IMPROVEMENTS TO GENDER EQUALITY LEGISLATION 31 October 2019 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the sixth periodic report of Lithuania on how it implements the provisions of the Convention on the…